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as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week
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as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a capsule containing all sorts of items from our era that is to be opened 100 years from now
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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
capsules of the day's major news stories appear on the paper's second page
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
capsule reviews of the latest offerings at the multiplex
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
newscasts that capsule complex, important stories into one-minute bits for easy digestion by viewers
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Recent Examples of capsule
Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Next, Louis Vuitton’s Mens Spring 2025 capsule collection, inspired by Synaesthesia, is now available.
—Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2025
The wide receiver and 12-year NFL veteran is a king of tunnel fits with a lifelong love of fashion that has placed him on fashion show runways and led to a new 60-piece capsule collection with BoohooMAN.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Some of the powders contain more calories and sugar than the capsules.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Next, Louis Vuitton’s Mens Spring 2025 capsule collection, inspired by Synaesthesia, is now available.
—Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Designed to reduce textile waste within the clothing industry, the capsule collection consists of three popular Seasalt silhouettes, including cropped jeans, a pinafore dress and a workwear style jacket modeled after Seasalt’s best-selling Reading Rocks jacket.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2025
The wide receiver and 12-year NFL veteran is a king of tunnel fits with a lifelong love of fashion that has placed him on fashion show runways and led to a new 60-piece capsule collection with BoohooMAN.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsule
Noun
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There are a few forms of testosterone, including pellets injected under the skin, pills taken orally, and topical gels and creams.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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Only take pills that were prescribed by your doctor and came from a licensed pharmacy.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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State investigators went on to discover DNA on the sheath, which, after analysis that included FBI assistance, later came back as a statistical match to Kohberger, police and prosecutors allege.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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First, Defendant abandoned any privacy interest in his DNA by disclaiming knowledge or ownership of the sheath from which the DNA was extracted.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The military released only a summary of the report and military officials outlined its findings.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Agencies will still be allowed to offer documents and services in languages other than English, according to a White House summary of the order seen by The Wall Street Journal.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During the hearing, Lutnick gave short and concise answers.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Feb. 2025
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Huo’s project is to portray these social relations and material disparities with crispness, therefore the image is sharp, and though expansive, also concise.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Researchers grew a synthetic diamond that’s harder than natural ones by heating and compressing graphite in such a way that the diamond is formed with a hexagonal lattice, rather than the cubic shape found in nature.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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In addition to a side-access zipper, these packing cubes can be packed from the elastic top access opening and compressed with a strap that has an adjustable buckle.—
Mike Arnot,
AFAR Media,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Don’t jarringly, full-on recline, thereby banging into knees, knocking over tablets, or spilling drinks.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is ideal for anyone looking for a versatile and affordable tablet or anyone who wants a hassle-free, do-it-all device.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
24 Feb. 2025
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Officers detained one person at the scene, and investigators found some bullet casings possibly connected to the shooting in the area, Steinbroner said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Built into the casing of the screen are two small speakers with an output of 3W per channel that’s useful for playing alerts but not strong enough to play music well.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The outline provides guardrails, keeping the narrative focused and purposeful.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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This spacious pouch has all the classic features of the brand’s other functional bags, but this iteration is decorated with a rich, silky red sheen, complete with the subtle outline of a snake.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Capsule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsule. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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